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I have a Trek 1500 from 2005, standard alloy frame and carbon forks
The bits and pieces on it are pretty much coming to the end of their life and I was thinking of buying a groupset for it as a Winter/training bike
Question is: are road frames very susceptible to work hardening? And - I guess more importantly - is there much risk with the forks as they get older?
Anyway, if the frame breaks, I think it has a life-time warranty but the forks are a scary thought
I doubt you'd work harden an aluminium frame! As for fatigue, my alloy cross frames are 12 seasons old and only just started getting a bit whippy. Forks should be fine under normal use
dont think age is an issue.
milage + conditions more relevent
my road frame+forks going to retire soon , corrosions getting to it. front hub snapped tuther week and the forks are creaky but they have done a power of miles.
equally i know of old carbon cadexes that have done <500miles over their life....